Summary and recommendations from the Fifth International User Workshop

This paper summarises the main results, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the GOCE Fifth International User Workshop. It also provides guidance for future research activities and sustainable gravimetry data exploitation. Nearly 210 scientists, engineers and managers gathered in Paris in November 2014 from 38 countries worldwide, submitting 114 papers with 285 co-authors: 59 posters, 55 oral presentations and 5 keynotes. The closing plenary session was the opportunity to have a community discussion focused on the future of gravimetry and the future observational and research requirements. Seed questions were drawn-up prior to the workshop and discussed by the participants.